No Suggs is a new challenge for Bengals

BENGALS NOTEBOOK

10:44 PM,
Sep. 5, 2012

Terrell Suggs

Written by

Kevin Goheen
Enquirer contributor

The Baltimore Ravens are 50-17 in games when Terrell Suggs gets at least one sack. The stat underlies how important the outside linebacker has become to one of the NFL's perennial top defenses.

When the Bengals open their season Monday night at M&T Bank Stadium against the Ravens, they won't have to be concerned about Suggs. Last year's AP Defensive Player of the Year suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the offseason and is beginning the season on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.

It's not as if the Ravens don't have more than their share of defensive standouts - most notably linebacker ...